Heisenberg’s 1958 Weltformel and the Roots of Post-Empirical Physics

This book presents the first detailed account of Werner Heisenberg’s failed attempt to find a theory of everything in the autumn of his career. It further investigates what we can learn from his failure in relation to the search for a final theory of physics, an endeavour that continues to define re...

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Main Author: Blum, Alexander S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2019, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
Series:SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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